Reducing environmental tobacco smoke and cigarette litter in outdoor settings on a university campus
by Hahn, Nathan C., M.S., SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AT CARBONDALE, 2007, 48 pages; 1446949

Abstract:

Outdoor smoking not only exposes people to harmful environmental tobacco smoke, but it also produces unsightly cigarette litter. In an attempt to deter outdoor smoking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale enacted a policy to discourage smoking within 7.62 m of campus building entrances. This study was designed to examine compliance with the existing policy, as well as to examine the effects of two antecedent interventions for improving compliance with the policy and decreasing cigarette litter. Four campus locations were selected. The first antecedent intervention involved removing existing cigarette receptacles and replacing them with a receptacle situated 8.23 m from the building entrances. During the second intervention, a sign was placed at the border of smoke-free areas, and smaller signs were posted on the inside of building doors. Baseline observations revealed a consistent number of smokers in violation of the policy. Results showed that during the first intervention, reductions in smoking were observed at three of the four sites. In addition, a higher proportion of cigarette litter was placed inside receptacles at all of the sites, as opposed to being deposited on the ground. No further reductions behavior change noted when the second intervention was implemented, suggesting that the signs were not successful in exerting additional stimulus control over smoking or littering.

 
AdviserApril S. Worsdell
SchoolSOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AT CARBONDALE
SourceMAI/ 46-02, p. , Dec 2007
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsBehavioral sciences; Higher education; Environmental science
Publication Number1446949
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